Reptile Rejects

A podcast on the lesser-known species, and individuals of herpetocultures past and present. Hosted by Dominic Carbonneau and Michael Gillon.

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Oct 26, 2025 · 2 hr 18 min
#17-Clint Bartley of Metazotics
In this show we welcome on Clint Bartley of Metazotics. He is also a co-host of Colubrid and Colubroid radio, and co-founder of Colubrid Fest. We chat about a variety of hobby and business topics. Links: Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles @metazoticsllc Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Metazotics Youtube: @reptilerejects @mprnetwork5623 Websites: metazotics.com colubridandcolubroidradio.com
Oct 20, 2025 · 2 hr 1 min
#16-General Chit Chat & Breeding Plans with Shan
In our first live show we decided to bring Shan on and talk about various tops along with our pairings for next season. Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Shan Melanson Youtube: @reptilerejects
Oct 12, 2025 · 2 hr 32 min
#15 - Warren Booth of the Boa Booth
In this weeks show, Michael returns from his reptile show hiatus, and we pivot from mostly Morelia talk to some boa talk. Warren teaches us about snake chromosomes and parthenogens, as well as touching one his breeding success over the past year. Instagram: @reptilerejects @boabooth @domsreptiles Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Michael Gillon Youtube: @reptilerejects
Oct 5, 2025 · 2 hr 30 min
#14-Dom & Shan Breeding Chat
In this episode Dom and Shan chat about how they breed pythons along with some other snakes. Shan also tells a bit of his story of becoming a snake keeper. We hope you enjoy! Links: Youtube: @reptilerejects Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Shan Melanson
Sep 28, 2025 · 2 hr 18 min
#13 - Brandon Wheeler of Morelia House
In this show, Dom and Shan chat with Brandon about a range of topics. Hitting on their experiences of keeping different species of Moreila and how he maintains his collection. We hope you enjoy! Links: Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles @morelia_house Youtube: @reptilerejects @moreliahouse Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Shan Melanson
Sep 21, 2025 · 2 hr 56 min
#12 - Pythons and Evolution with Nick Mutton
On this weeks show, we have on Nick Mutton of Inland Reptile. Nick hits on a variety of topics from different projects to evolution, your just along for the ride. This show is also the first show with Shan Melanson as our co-host. We hope you enjoy! Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles Youtube: @reptilerejects Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Shan Melanson Nick Mutton Inland Reptile Website: inlandreptile.com
Sep 13, 2025 · 2 hr 20 min
#11 - Scott Eipper of Nature 4 You
In this show we get into a deep dive on UV, outdoor keeping, venomous keeping. A little bit of herping talk at the end. We couldn't hit on everything, there will definitely be more shows with the Eipper's in the future. Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles @naturefouryou Facebook: Nature 4 You Dominic Carbonneau Spotify: Cold-Blooded Contributions Websites: https://www.wildlifedemonstrations.com/ Youtube:@nature4you734
Aug 31, 2025 · 2 hr 23 min
#9 - Science and Collection Talk with Dr Loughman
In this show with Zac we hit a range of topics including his collection evolution, limiting parasite/disease transfer, differences in snake digestion, and much more. We hope you enjoy the show as much as we did speaking with Dr Loughman. Instagram: dr_crawdad @domsreptiles @reptilerejects Facebook: Zac Loughman Dominic Carbonneau Website: https://domsreptiles.com/
Aug 24, 2025 · 2 hr
#8 - Carpet Python Talk with Riley Jimison
In this solo show, Dom and Riley chat on a variety of carpet python topics, along with touching on some Apadora and geckos. We hope you enjoy! Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles @rileysreptiles Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Riley's Reptiles Website: rileysreptiles.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@rileys-reptiles?si=w4vuN0hCe0gtXJac
Aug 17, 2025 · 2 hr 29 min
#7 - Colubrids, Boas and some Pythons with Owen McIntyre
In this show we chat with Owen about a variety of topics from boas to Rough Scaled pythons to herping in Australia. We hope you all enjoy! Owen's Links: -Instagram: @rogue_reptiles -Website: https://www.rogue-reptiles.com/ - Morelia Python Radio Dom's Links: -Instagram: @domsreptiles -Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Reptile Rejects: -Instagram: @reptilerejects -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@reptilerejects
Aug 10, 2025 · 2 hr 36 min
#6 - Scrubs and more with Steven Kush
In this show we chat about a variety of topics with Steven. We hit on Scrubs, Spilotes, Pituophis, and some things he's learned while growing in the hobby. Steven's links: Kush's Korner - https://open.spotify.com/show/7BRmfYWOgBfq0G57CqhC7m?si=fA6CHo1hT8WOAIyeCZmJhw Instagram- @scrubsheperd Dom's links: Instagram- @domsreptiles Facebook- Dominic Carbonneau Reptile Rejects: Instagram- @reptilerejects Youtube- @reptilerejects
Aug 4, 2025 · 2 hr 16 min
#5 - Morelia & Aspidites with Lucas Lee
In this show we chat about Lucas's season, including Diamonds, Womas and chondros. Along with the Aspidites book he is working on and how his collection has changed over his time in the hobby. Instagram: @reptilerejects; @domsreptiles; @centralian_exotics Facebook: Centralian Exotics; Dominic Carbonneau; Michael Gillon Youtube: @reptilerejects
Jul 28, 2025 · 2 hr 20 min
#4-Sanzinia, Ruschies, Zonata with Bill Hughes
In this episode we have a great conversation with Bill Hughes. We cover a variety of topics from Sanzinia, Tree boas, Zonata and field herping. Find us on Instagram: @reptilerejects Youtube: @reptilerejects Find Dominic on Instagram: @domsreptiles Facebook: Dominic Carbonneau Michael Gillon Bill Hughes
Jul 21, 2025 · 2 hr 19 min
#3 - Alterna & Incubation with Kris Painschab
In this show with Kris Painschab, we hit on incubating colubrids, some field herping, greybanded kingsnakes, and some other topics. Follow Kris on Instagram: @badlands_herpetoculture Follow Dominic on Instagram: @domsreptiles Follow us on Instagram: @reptilerejects
Jul 14, 2025 · 2 hr 35 min
#2 - Inlands, Pygmy's and Serpentovirus w/ Justin Julander
In our second episode we have Justin Julander as our guest. We cover Inland pythons, pygmy pythons, a serpentovirus paper Justin was a co-author on and some other odds and ends. Find us on: Instagram @reptilerejects; @domsreptiles Find Justin: https://www.australianaddiction.com/ or listen to him on Reptile Fight Club on spotify
Jul 7, 2025 · 2 hr 15 min
Episode 1 - Introducing the Hosts
In this episode we take a dive into how we began keeping snakes, what we hope to accomplish with this podcast and some tangents. Feel free to reach out on Instagram with guest suggestions and topics you'd like to hear. We apologize for any poor video and audio quality, this is our first try. We hope you listen again. Reptile Rejects is hosted by Michael Gillon & Dominic Carbonneau. You can find us on Instagram: @reptilerejects @domsreptiles Youtube: @reptilerejects

Reptile Rejects

#17-Clint Bartley of Metazotics

#16-General Chit Chat & Breeding Plans with Shan

#15 - Warren Booth of the Boa Booth

#14-Dom & Shan Breeding Chat

#13 - Brandon Wheeler of Morelia House

#12 - Pythons and Evolution with Nick Mutton

#11 - Scott Eipper of Nature 4 You

#9 - Science and Collection Talk with Dr Loughman

#8 - Carpet Python Talk with Riley Jimison

#7 - Colubrids, Boas and some Pythons with Owen McIntyre

#6 - Scrubs and more with Steven Kush

#5 - Morelia & Aspidites with Lucas Lee

#4-Sanzinia, Ruschies, Zonata with Bill Hughes

#3 - Alterna & Incubation with Kris Painschab

#2 - Inlands, Pygmy's and Serpentovirus w/ Justin Julander

Episode 1 - Introducing the Hosts